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[thies.livejournal.com]

Using the constitution as toilet paper - again. The Obama administration authorized the killing of Anwar al-Awlaki who holds US citizenship. There is some nefarious precedent being created by allowing the President to order the killing of American citizens, regardless of their alleged crimes, without granting them their 5th Amendment rights. Bush with his renditions, and the implications of the Patriot Act was bad enough, but ordering a US citizen to be assassinated as Obama now did takes it to a whole new level. I bet Stalin would be proud of Barry Soetoro. Anyone want to wager which other parts of the constitution will be considered void by Obama until he gets kicked out of the white house?

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[mrsilence.livejournal.com]

Hmmm..I couldn't find any specific document which said either way after a fair search, but I note that all the references to execution and crimes assume that there will be a court martial.

I have to say, assuming that it's true, I suspect the U.S. would then be probably the first country in history where it was not at least technically legal for commanding officers to execute soldiers in the field for certain crimes.